Common Sizes and Uses of Brass Tubing

Sparkling. Gold like in appearance. Attractive.sizes even in long lengths, thickness and finishes.
These are the qualities of brass tubing. This typeThere's the solid round, round reeded, round spiral,
of tubing adorns many homes and commercialsquare tubing, flat U channel and radius back
spaces such as hotels, restaurants, offices andchannel. Other special tube shapes include the
showrooms around the world. Its widespread useelliptical, D shaped, hexagonal and fluted.
is mainly due to the beauty that it provides anyBasically, brass tubing is available in the standard
interior space.(SAE) and metric sizes. The standard length is 12
In terms of residential and commercial application,inches while the metric size is 9 1/2 inches.
the brass tubing is often used as railings for stairs,Diameter size also differs to provide customers
hand rails and foot rails especially in bars. You maywith choices depending on their requirements.
have seen or used this yourself in offices andHowever just to make sure that you get your
other commercial buildings and you may haveexact measurement, you can order for a
even been attracted to its sparkling beauty andcustomized tubing.
golden color. In addition, this material is used inIn projects that require long lengths of brass
making various musical instruments such as thetubing, these are normally connected either
trumpet, tuba and the saxophone.through welding or using fittings. The fittings are
Brass tubing is made from a combination ofmeant to make the tubing stationary and to hide
copper and zinc alloy. In other words, it is notthe connected part if possible.
pure metal as some people believe. It isIn order for brass to show its real beauty, it
considered a metal alloy. Compared to otherneeds to keep that unique glow. Regular
metals, brass and its alloys are more preferredmaintenance is definitely required. But other than
by people as they are more efficient and costthe usual gold finish, the material can an antique or
effective. Quality is also not an issue becausehand rubbed antique, brushed, oil rubbed, satin
brass can show an excellent performance innickel, antique copper, chrome, polished and
whatever application it is used such as in thepowder coated finish. With these different finishes,
manufacture of furniture, furnishings, fixtures andyou can achieve a unique appearance of your
architectural as well as industrial components.brass tubing suited to your interior design theme.
There are several qualities of brass that makes itIt is also worth noting that brass actually has
a preferred choice by people including architectsdifferent types. Some of them are the admiralty,
and builders. Compared to copper or zinc, brassaluminum, arsenical, beta, alpha, DZR, high brass,
has higher malleability and has low melting pointleaded, lead-free, manganese, red, naval, yellow
making it easy to alter and bend. It is, therefore,and white brass.
more flexible, can resist corrosion and easy toNow that you are aware of their sizes and uses,
join.make sure to order the exact measurement for
This type of tubing is available in various shapes,your brass tubing to save on cost.